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Voters to Decide Primary Races for Governor and Congressional Seat

August 5, 2010

by:

Dwayne Page

For the first time since 1984, Bart Gordon's name will not be on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 6th Congressional District. Gordon is not seeking re-election and will be stepping down when his term expires later this year.

Several candidates have lined up hoping to succeed him. Winners of Thursday's Tennessee Republican and Democratic primaries will emerge to face each other in the Tennessee General Election in November along with several Independent candidates.

Those seeking the GOP nomination for Congress in the Tennessee Republican Primary are as follows: